Commercial Spray Painter

SJS Executives LLC•Virginia Beach, VA

12d•$20 - $28•Onsite

About The Position

SJS Industrial, also doing business as SJS Executives, LLC, is seeking a full-time professional painter with commercial painting experience and paint-booth experience for its industrial painting, media blasting, powder coating, and light fabrication shop in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The shop serves military and maritime customers. The ideal candidate has recent technical experience applying industrial or marine wet coatings to metal components and works carefully and collaboratively in a fast-paced team environment to meet customer technical requirements. The position is scheduled Monday through Friday, 12:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. It will start on first shift and move to second shift. The goal is a steady 40-hour workweek; occasional overtime and occasional Saturday or evening work may be required for special projects with tight deadlines. Pay is $20–$28 per hour, based on experience and an in-person performance test. The role involves operating and maintaining paint-booth processes and related equipment, preparing and applying coatings to specified standards, communicating operational issues, and completing production cleanup and closeout tasks. Applicants must submit a resume and have commercial painting experience. Candidates must be U.S. citizens and pass a drug test and background check.

Requirements

Submit a resume; applications without one will not be considered.
Have commercial painting experience; applicants without it will not be considered.
Pass an in-person spray-paint performance test.
Have a solid understanding of paint types and paint mixing.
Have a strong understanding of paint-gun maintenance.
Have demonstrated career experience wet-spray painting in an industrial or maritime/marine environment.
Understand the basic physical properties and mechanics of spray painting metals.
Have strong communication skills for safety discussions and accurate, specific technical paperwork.
Be able to work in a fast-paced production facility and noisy team environment.
Be able to see and hear clearly, stand, walk, bend, crouch, and lift and carry objects weighing up to 30 pounds.
Be physically capable of spending most of each shift standing, moving, or walking.
Be a U.S. citizen.
Successfully pass a drug test and background check.

Nice To Haves

C12 certification combined with experience in industrial wet-spray painting is a major plus.

Responsibilities

Start up and shut down the paint booth and ensure the booth and its curing cycle operate for the specified time.
Mix paint in accordance with standards, travelers, and directions.
Inspect applicator guns, air compressors or pumps, and related tools and equipment before each shift to confirm safety and functionality.
Coordinate with maintenance technicians to schedule preventative maintenance and maximize uptime of the paint booth and equipment.
Apply coatings to objects at the correct mil thickness and monitor equipment, booth gauges, and control panels to achieve optimal coating.
Keep senior personnel informed about the operational status of booths, ovens, and equipment, as well as emergent issues or problems.
Suggest improvements to production speed, quality, or efficiency to leadership.
Complete routine shift closeout activities, including cleanup, returning tools, and general housekeeping.
Perform other production-related tasks as assigned by the Production Manager, coatings supervisor, or company officers.